Lifestyle and health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional study among civil servants in China

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Xu, Jun ^a   Qiu, Jincai ^a   Chen, Jie ^a   Zou, Liai ^a   Feng, Liyi ^b   Lu, Yan ^a   Wei, Qian ^a   Zhang, Jinhua ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b First People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Civil servants; Health related quality of life; Lifestyle; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860510744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-330     Document Type: Article

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